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Hard News
Car bomb in Syria's Aleppo kills 23, including fighters: Pro-rebel activists: The attack hit an Ahrar al-Sham checkpoint at the entrance to a security complex belonging to the group.
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ Missile kills 16 in Syria's Idlib: At least 11 Islamist fighters and five civilians were killed as a ballistic missile struck a building in northwest Syria during a meeting between rebel groups, a pro-rebel monitor said Monday. http://english.alarabiya.net/ Syrian army seizes key rebel-held town in Latakia: The northwestern town had been held by the opposition since 2012 and was controlled by a range of rebel groups including some made up of Syrian Turkmen, as well as the Al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate. http://www.france24.com/en/ Syria govt nears capture of stronghold in south: The town is strategically important because of its location on a crossroads between Damascus to the north and the city of Sweida to the east, both of which are under government control. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/ Jihadists prepare to storm key Syrian city : Having lost their advantage in western parts of the country, IS command has now decided to concentrate its forces on trying to seize the city of Deir ez-Zor, the largest city in the eastern part of Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said https://www.rt.com/news/
Syria talks to seek ceasefire, excluding ISIL and Nusra: UN envoy postpones Syria peace talks until Friday, saying a push for ceasefire won't include ISIL or al-Nusra Front.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/ Biden says US prepared for military solution in Syria: US Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution in Syria if a political settlement was not possible. http://www.france24.com/en/ The CIA's Syria Program and the Perils of Proxies: News analysis - This initiative is benefiting the very jihadist groups the U.S. has been fighting for the past 15 years. http://www.thedailybeast.com/ Joe Biden Says the PKK and the Islamic State Are Equal Threats to Turkey: US Vice President Joe Biden described the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as a terror group "plain and simple" during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Istanbul https://news.vice.com/article/ Airstrikes kill 32 IS militants in Iraq: Iraqi airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) positions and hideouts killed 32 extremist militants on Monday, including two IS local leaders, security and medical sources said. http://news.xinhuanet.com/ Iraqi warplanes kill about 10 ISIS elements southwest of Kirkuk: A security source in Kirkuk province stated on Monday, that about ten elements of the ISIS had been killed during an aerial bombardment southwest of the province. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq- Bomb blast kills 2 soldiers, wounds 4 others in southern Baghdad: A source in the Iraqi police said on Monday, that two soldiers had been killed and four others were injured in a bomb blast that took place in southern Baghdad. http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq- Anbar Police found mass grave in central Ramadi: "A force from Anbar police managed to find a mass grave containing the remains of 40 civilians and representatives of the security forces during the cleansing operations in the are of al-Jumaiya in central Ramadi," http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq- UK officials drop 58 inquiries into alleged war crimes by Iraq veterans: Officials have decided to drop investigations into almost 60 claims of unlawful killings by British soldiers who served in Iraq. http://www.theguardian.com/uk- What Donald Rumsfeld Knew We Didn't Know About Iraq: News analysis - The document reveals gaps of intelligence on WMD. Why didn't the Pentagon chief share it? http://www.politico.com/ Iraq summons Saudi envoy for 'interference' in its affairs: Iraq's foreign ministry summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Baghdad on Jan. 24 to protest his "interference" in the country's internal affairs over remarks on militia forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). http://www.hurriyetdailynews. Saudi-led airstrike kills family of 8, incl. Yemeni judge who presided over Pres. Hadi treason case: Seven members of Rubaid's family - everyone except one of his sons - were also killed in the bombing, residents told Reuters. https://www.rt.com/news/ MSF calls for inquiry into deadly Yemen hospital attack: Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) called on Monday for a full investigation into an attack on a hospital in Yemen this month in which it says six people were killed and at least seven wounded, mostly medical staff and patients. http://news.yahoo.com/msf- US supports Saudi war in Yemen: US Secretary of State John Kerry has reiterated Washington's support for Saudi Arabia's ongoing war on Yemen, which has so far claimed the lives of at least 8,000 people. http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/ Saudi Arabia's Secret Holdings of U.S. Debt Are Suddenly a Big Deal: Just how much of America's debt does Saudi Arabia own? That question -- has come to the fore as Saudi Arabia is pressured by plunging oil prices and costly wars in the Middle East. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ Why the West is caught in the Saudi embrace: The surest way to get officials in Justin Trudeau's foreign affairs ministry or Barack Obama's State Department to look down at their shoes, shuffle uncomfortably and make awkward attempts to change the subject is to ask them if they plan to stop supporting Saudi Arabia with arms and political approval., http://www.theglobeandmail. Israel warms to Sunni powers, questions US' Palestinian focus: "We have the chance now to make a coalition with Saudi Arabia, North African states, the Gulf States, and Turkey," Ayoob Kara, Israel's deputy minister for regional cooperation http://www.foxnews.com/world/ 2 Palestinians shot dead after 2 Israelis stabbed near Ramallah: Two Palestinians were shot dead after allegedly stabbing and injuring two Israeli women in the illegal Israeli settlement of Beit Horon west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank on Monday, Israeli police said. http://www.maannews.com/ Lawyer: Hunger-striking journalist on brink of death: - Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq, who has been on hunger strike in Israeli jail for 61 days, is on brink of death, the journalist's lawyer told Ma'an on Monday. http://www.maannews.com/ 29 killed as suicide attackers hit Cameroon marketplace: Three suicide bombers carried out a series of attacks at a market in northern Cameroon. The coordinated strikes occurred in the village of Bodo near the border with Nigeria on Monday http://www.aljazeera.com/news/ Gunmen kill 20 in northeast Nigeria: Police: Gunmen suspected to be ethnic Fulani herders have killed a policeman and 19 civilians in attacks on four farming communities in Nigeria`s northeastern Adamawa state, the police said Monday. http://zeenews.india.com/news/ Libya's recognized parliament rejects U.N.-backed unity government: Of 104 members attending the session in the eastern city of Tobruk, 89 voted against an administration nominated last week, demanding a fresh proposal within 10 days. http://www.reuters.com/ Egypt marks fifth anniversary of 2011 uprising: About 300 people gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday, not to celebrate the instigators of the revolt that five years ago overthrew Egypt's longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak but to praise the police who tried to stop them. http://english.alarabiya.net/ Afghan official: Suicide attack kills 8 : Zia Durrani, the police spokesman for Kandahar province, says the attack took place when five suicide bombers stormed the border police headquarters at Spin Boldak, on the border with Pakistan on Monday. http://www.news1130.com/2016/ Litvinenko - Jewish Mafia's Nuclear Smuggling: News analysis - Litvinenko, reportedly had links to the Israel-based Russian mafia and the smuggling of radioactive materials. http://aanirfan.blogspot.co. Demonizing Putin: 'Putin is corrupt' says US Treasury': The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aides, but it is thought to be the first time it has directly accused him of corruption. http://www.bbc.com/news/world- Russia to Reap While Others Weep for Misdeeds Towards Iran: News analysis - In Iran's brighter future, Russia stands to reap from mutual ties, while others will weep for past misdeeds and squandered opportunities. http://www.strategic-culture. Vladimir Putin denounces Soviet founder Lenin: Russian president Vladimir Putin has criticised Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin for placing a "time bomb" under the state, and denounced brutal repressions by the Bolshevik government. http://www.belfasttelegraph. 'Running out of time', EU puts Greece, Schengen on notice: The European Union edged closer on Monday to accepting that its Schengen open-borders area may be suspended for up to two years if it fails in the next few weeks to curb the influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. http://www.reuters.com/ Isis threatens UK terror attack in grisly video with final statements of 9 Paris jihadists: The video published on Sunday (24 January) carries the statements of nine of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on 13 November. The video also threatens attacks on the UK. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ Former spy seeks to show UK knew of Guantanamo torture: Sunday Times: British officials witnessed inmates being chained, hooded, waterboarded and subjected to mental abuse by CIA officials, the report said. http://www.reuters.com/ Third world USA: Evidence mounts that poisoned Flint water caused deaths: . On January 13, state health officials said that an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease caused 10 people to die and 77 others to become ill. https://www.wsws.org/en/ 68% of Americans destroy credit before age 30: Survey: It usually takes consumers seven to 10 years to erase negative marks from their credit, thanks to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/ Donald Trump goes to church in Iowa ... and gets a lesson in humility: Donald Trump has been given a lesson in Christian values, humility and kindness during a service in an Iowa church just two weeks before primary voting begins in the race for US president. http://www.theguardian.com/us- Sanders, Clinton cool to Bloomberg's possible entry into 2016 race: U.S. Democratic presidential candidates gave a cool reception on Sunday to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's potential independent White House run, with Bernie Sanders saying it would add another billionaire like Republican Donald Trump to the race. http://www.reuters.com/ |
